Best New Bands » electronic http://www.bestnewbands.com News, Reviews and Interviews Wed, 07 Feb 2018 02:08:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 Petite Noir – “La Vie Est Belle / Life Is Beautiful” http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/petite-noir-la-vie-est-belle-life-beautiful/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/petite-noir-la-vie-est-belle-life-beautiful/#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2015 07:39:49 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=27244 Los Angeles - Petite Noir has successfully created one of the best albums of 2015 with La Vie Est Belle / Life Is Beautiful. 24 year-old South African artist Yannick Ilunga takes his electronic post-punk to a new genre, noir wave. If not the best album, than it is certainly the most imaginative. Petite Noir’s aesthetic

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  1. All Hail! ‘The King Of Anxiety’ From Petite Noir Los Angeles – Considering the album title, The King Of Anxiety, it is no surprise that the five tracks on Petite Noir’s debut EP (out digitally January 19) display a complete mastery of the art of apprehension.  Subdued guitar work...
  2. Life Is Good For MisterWives Seattle – Singer Mandy Lee couldn’t have known that her desire to have an 80’s cover band play for her birthday party back in 2012 would lead to national tours with established bands, sold-out shows, and hit singles featured on...
  3. Catching Up With Belle Histoire Although Belle Histoire recently celebrated its year anniversary as a band, it has a lot to be proud of in the last 12 months. The Cincinnati-based quintet already has two EPs under its belt, with a full-length due this summer...
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  1. How To Do It Right: Until The Ribbon Breaks – A Lesson Unlearnt Chicago – U.K. band Until The Ribbon Breaks is about to unveil their highly anticipated debut full-length, A Lesson Unlearnt (Kobalt), in the U.S. Music critics fell in love with UTRB when the trio released their The Other Ones EP...
  2. Until The Ribbon Breaks Give Chicagoans What They Needed Chicago – Yo New York, I’ma let you finish but you ain’t got nothing on Chicago when it comes to blizzards! Twenty inches of snow? Check. Below freezing temps? Check. Letting winter disrupt our lives? No dice! Monday night was...
  3. Breaking It Down With Until The Ribbon Breaks ’ Pete Lawrie Winfield Chicago – If you’re an avid YouTuber, chances are you’ve seen Until The Ribbon Breaks ’ amazing, self-made music videos. If not, you’ve got some YouTubing to do! The U.K. band started as Pete Lawrie Winfield’s solo project a little over...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/ribbon-breaks-talk-hip-hop-film-armchair-philosophy/feed/ 0 MØ Stars in Major Lazer & DJ Snake Video http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/mo-friends-get-groove-india-inspired-music-video/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/mo-friends-get-groove-india-inspired-music-video/#comments Thu, 26 Mar 2015 07:18:36 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=22859 Los Angeles – Electronic soul / indie pop artist, MØ and self-described Future Dancehall artist, Major Lazer, have released a new music video for the collaborative single, “Lean On.” The track also comes with a welcome contribution, courtesy of Parisian producer DJ Snake. The ‘triple-threat-constructed’ music video presents viewers with quite the uncommon spectacle –both in terms of backdrop and the

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  1. Lorde Reveals New Video For ‘Yellow Flicker Beat’? Yes, Please! New York – Lorde has revealed the video for her massive single “Yellow Flicker Beat.” The Grammy Award-winning artist not only contributed four tracks to the soundtrack for the forthcoming The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 (Republic Records) but...
  2. Wake The Sun: Rock Stars in the Making Chicago – Music journalists often find their inboxes overflowing with press releases, invitations, and a plethora of new music. Sifting through those emails can be tedious and time consuming, but every so often that afternoon dig finds a diamond in...
  3. Charli XCX Premieres New Video: ‘Doing It’ (ft. Rita Ora)! New York – Grammy-nominated breakthrough artist Charli XCX officially unveils her new single “Doing It” (feat. Rita Ora) with a dazzling video, directed by Adam Powell (The 1975), produced by Nina Dluhy-Miller, and written by Charlotte Aitchison (aka Charli XCX). The video was filmed in the desert outside of Los Angeles and was inspired by iconic movies such...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/mo-friends-get-groove-india-inspired-music-video/feed/ 1 Clean Bandit Enjoys Keeping Their House Tidy http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/clean-bandit-enjoys-keeping-house-tidy/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/clean-bandit-enjoys-keeping-house-tidy/#comments Mon, 23 Mar 2015 20:47:25 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=22790 Chicago – U.K. quartet Clean Bandit mix classical with electronic and deep house. Brothers Jack (bass and keys) and Luke Patterson (drums), along with childhood friends Grace Chatto (cello) and Milan Neil Amin-Smith (violin and piano) make up the band that first gained attention in 2013 with the single “Mozart’s House,” blending a Mozart tune

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  1. Clean Bandit – “Rather Be” #32 on Hot100 Announces 1st US Headline Tour New York – British electronic breakout group Clean Bandit have jumped to #32 on the Billboard Hot 100 with their international smash single, “Rather Be” ft. Jess Glynne, and announced details of their first-ever North American headline tour. The dates (listed below) – which celebrate...
  2. Colony House Rocks Nashville’s Marathon Music Works Nashville – Franklin, Tennessee natives Colony House delivered a hearty homecoming performance to local audiences this past Friday night at Marathon Music Works. The band returned to the south as a part of their tour alongside the South African alternative...
  3. Ben Howard Packs The Riviera Chicago – The line outside The Riviera Theatre slowly snaked its way inside the double doors, or at least the women’s line did. The men in attendance quickly walked through security, while the largely female congregation put a kink in...
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  1. A Wild and Witty Interview with Wildcat! Wildcat! Chicago – LA trio Wildcat! Wildcat! don’t play around. That’s not to say they don’t know how to have a good time – as you can see in our interview – but these guys work hard and pride themselves in...
  2. 6 New Bands At Lollapalooza – Day 1 Chicago – The day started off beautifully: the sun was shining, the crowds were pumped, and music was flowing in every direction. Alas, it was all too good to be true. Chicago weather had a different plan. Halfway through the...
  3. De Lux Rough Up The Hammer Museum Los Angeles — De Lux headlined one of LA’s many weekly free concerts, but Thursday’s performance at Made In LA Music at The Hammer Museum was more than just a live music show; it was a whirling experience for all...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/wildcat-wildcat-el-rey-dreaming-purpose/feed/ 2 MP3 Premiere: Metaform – “Midnight Sky” http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/mp3-premiere-metaform-midnight-sky/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/mp3-premiere-metaform-midnight-sky/#comments Tue, 02 Jul 2013 19:24:04 +0000 For the last seven years California native Justice Aaron has called Tokyo home, and his time spent abroad has spawned his latest creation: TheMidnight Machine. This project, which the producer describes as a three-part science fiction opera loosely based on his experiences in Japan, will be released in Acts, with the first, aptly titled The Midnight Machine, Act One, having recently

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  1. BestNewBands.com Premiere: Los Encantados – “Meet Me In Paradise” Today marks our inaugural mp3 premiere, and we are excited to announce it is from Los Encantados. The Brooklyn-based six-piece recently released its third and final installment of an EP series entitled, The Same Damned Soul, and has been busy...
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  3. BestNewBands.com Premiere: Olympic Swimmers – “Fallen Trees”   Glasgow, Scotland has birthed a slew of buzz bands—the most recent being Frightened Rabbit, The Twilight Sad and The Vaselines—and Olympic Swimmers hope to be next on the list. The quintet has been creating beautifully melancholic indie rock since...
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  1. Wall’s Shoestring EP Out Today Big Picnic Records is excited to release WALL’s EP, Shoestring, out today. You can stream the minimal, lush 5-song EP here.  In conjunction with the release, WALL recently wrapped her first string of US appearances, enchanting audiences with her fragile vocals...
  2. Ticket Giveaway: WALL At Bootleg Bar, 3/8   It’s a fact that good things come out of UK, and it looks like the newest future shining star is WALL. The young producer is releasing her debut EP, Shoestring, in the U.S. on April 2 via Black Cab...
  3. Album Review: Blonds, The Bad Ones Cari Rae and Jordy Asher’s music outfit, Blonds, gets compared to groups like Tennis and Cults. Why? Because they are a boy and a girl making pop music. These are not bad comparisons by any means, but Rae and Asher’s...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-wall-shoestring-ep/feed/ 0 A Conversation With Chad Valley’s Hugo Manuel http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/a-conversation-with-chad-valley-s-hugo-manuel/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/a-conversation-with-chad-valley-s-hugo-manuel/#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2012 23:27:22 +0000 Hugo Manuel creates electronic music under the moniker “Chad Valley,” but he’s not just a DJ behind a laptop, he’s a producer and proved so with his recently released debut full-length, Young Hunger. With this album, the Oxford-native channeled his influences from the ‘80s and teamed up with vocalists including Twin Shadow, Glasser and Active

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  1. Chad Valley Gets Collaborative On His Debut Full-Length, Young Hunger Though Chad Valley’s electronic pop may fit more under the category of “indie” or “chillwave,” the outfit’s mastermind, Hugo Manuel, thinks of himself as a producer—in the hip-hop sense—and though he didn’t have any help on his first two EPs,...
  2. A Conversation with Ume’s Lauren Larson So much amazing music comes out of Austin, TX and it looks like the city’s next up-and-comers are the shoegazing trio Ume. Led by the talented singer/guitarist Lauren Larson, the band named after a Japanese plum blossom has made a...
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  1. Album Review: White Arrows, Dry Land Is Not A Myth Ever since White Arrows released its Fireworks of the Sea EP this spring, the quintet’s full-length debut has been on my radar. The L.A.-based five-piece created its own brand of electro pop, incorporating calypso and tropical beats with soaring synthesizers...
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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-ultra%c3%adsta-ultra%c3%adsta/feed/ 0 Album Review: Onuinu – Mirror Gazer http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-onuinu-mirror-gazer/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-onuinu-mirror-gazer/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2012 04:20:25 +0000 It’s easy for a band or artist to find inspiration from a certain style of music, but how about creating an entirely new genre? That’s what Dorian Duvall did. Under the moniker Onuinu (pronounced on-you-in-you), the Portland-based multi-instrumentalist refers to his music as “disco-hop,” and it’s an accurate description of his sound. Duvall admits that

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